Hearing the arguing women outside, Zhou Changling reassured Bai Lingxi, "There are people outside. I'll go check. You stay here and don't go out."
After saying that, he was about to walk out, but he hadn't taken two steps when he found that he couldn't move anymore. He looked at his clothes being grabbed again, and his face showed helplessness, but his heart was overjoyed.
Zhou Changling suppressed a smile: "What, are you reluctant to part with your husband?"
Bai Lingxi: "?"
Bai Lingxi: "Husband, I don't know why, but I really want to hit you!"
Bai Lingxi still looked clueless, but her words were so unexpected. Zhou Chang didn't know what expression to make, feeling like he was just being presumptuous, so he simply reverted to his usual indifferent expression.
Zhou Changling: "Something happened outside. Your husband is going to check it out. You stay here and wait for me."
Zhou Changling didn't notice that he no longer referred to himself as "I" and treated Bai Lingxi like an ordinary couple.
Bai Lingxi: "I want to come too."
Her hands were still tightly gripping Zhou Changling's clothes, like a little fox lacking a sense of security, clinging to her only support, afraid that he would run away.
Zhou Changling vaguely recognized the voice as coming from his good princess, that foolish and vicious woman. How could his men have released her? What if she hurt his Xi'er?
Zhou Changling knew that the woman was quite ambitious, but he hadn't had time to deal with her yet. He absolutely couldn't let Xi'er get close to her now, or who knew what might happen.
Zhou Changling: "My dear, you're carrying our baby. It wouldn't be good if you bumped or hurt yourself. I'll just say a few words in front of the hall and come back in a bit."
Zhou Changling finally managed to calm Bai Lingxi down, and by then his forehead was covered in a light sheen of sweat. When he got outside, he saw Li Lin and gestured to him to keep an eye on the person inside and make sure she didn't hurt herself.
Li Lin nodded, indicating that he understood, and turned his head, his face crinkling with a smile. He had never seen the Emperor so infatuated before.
Li Lin felt a great responsibility on his part and was determined to protect Consort Rong. As for whether the late emperor would be so angry that he would rise from the dead, he would wait until the emperor appeared in spirit form before making a decision, or he would wait until his old bones were buried.
Li Lin dutifully guarded Bai Lingxi's door, while Zhou Changling frowned as he looked at the richly dressed woman in front of him.
Zhou Changling: "What business do you have with me?"
Zhao Xueqi, however, seemed completely oblivious to the annoyance in Zhou Changling's eyes. She stepped forward with a smile, pointing at the food box that Xiao Yuan was carrying, trying her best to suppress her inner dissatisfaction.
Zhao Xueqi: "Your Majesty, seeing how hard you've worked today, I specially ordered the Imperial Kitchen to prepare the finest ginseng chicken soup."
Zhao Xueqi gestured for Xiaoyuan to hand over the food box to her, hoping that the emperor would understand her hard work so that the two could spend the night together.
Zhou Changling, however, did not give her the opportunity to enter his inner circle. They both knew perfectly well that there was no affection between them, only a relationship of mutual exploitation.
Besides, he already has his own little darling, so why would he want to get involved with other women? In his heart, no one can compare to his Xi'er.
Zhou Changling: "Zhao, you said you wanted to use the evidence of your Prime Minister's crimes to exchange for becoming the sole mistress of the Prince's Palace. I honor the contract. Now, let's go our separate ways. I will arrange for you to fake your death and leave the palace."
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